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I realized I’d stopped moving and quickly rocked forward, transforming her laughter into a wanton groan. “Not even close.”

It didn’t hit me until our fourth sex position that she had school. Worse, Nigel would smell me on her. Even though the idea of claiming her and making it clear to the wolf she was mine gave me a superior feeling in my chest, it would make trouble for V. Not to mention for our ongoing collaboration.

Scheisse.

I paused and V took hold of my waist, leaning back. With her sensuous eyes on me, she brought my cock deeper inside of her with a roll of her hips, already positioned on my lap. A feral groan rumbled inside my chest, pleasure swelling as I was swallowed to the hilt.

“Fuck,” I cursed, face contorting as I fought the hot sensation wrapped around me. “V, don’t.”

“I need it faster than that.” Her secretive smile caused another growl to thunder in my chest.

Seriously, what was up with this girl? Just ten minutes ago she was stiff and unsure. But I never backed down from a challenge.

With a snap of my hips, I transformed her sassy taunt into a blissful gasp. Satisfied, I kept control enough to bring her and myself to completion before the reality of what we’d done settled in again. I collapsed onto the bed, full of shame and regret.

I’d lost control again. I’d given in.

But when V curled beside me and rested her cheek over my chest, I suddenly didn’t care what the damn wolf did at school. I welcomed the fight because Nigel pretended to be a nice guy who wouldn’t say anything to his pack. Sadly, he wasn’t the only one who’d smell me on her.

This is going to be interesting, to say the least.

Glancing at my phone, I realized we wouldn’t have time for another shower. “School is in a half hour. Want to skip?”

“I’m good,” she whispered, auburn hair covering too much of her face for my liking. I absently brushed it away, internally damning myself.

It was my hope she’d want to avoid the extra interaction, but she wasn’t thinking. Neither was I, to be honest. Shifters picked up on scents better than our kind. They also knew how to tell the difference.

Nigel didn’t strike me as a virgin, so the wolf would know what sex smelled like. Or, at the very least, what I smelled like. Granted, she smelled like me because we lived together, but the smell of me inside her would be different.

Not that it wasn’t exciting to think V would be walking around the school with my scent inside her. Part of me wanted to take her straight into school and find the wolf. I couldn’t wait to see his face morph with rage. Something told me he wasn’t the good guy he pretended to be, and nothing bothered me more than some wolf pretending to be a sheep.

“I’ve got a couple tests I can’t miss today,” she added with a bashful smile.

It took looking away to keep from kissing those soft pink lips of hers. I wanted to give her plenty of reason to blush; to taste her sweet mouth all day and never let her go anywhere. But I fought the urge and left her in bed, intending to make us breakfast. I’d apologize for what was to come by cooking her something fancy. She was under the impression I couldn’t cook, and I wanted to show off a little.

“Where—” She stopped herself, clearly uncomfortable. “I’ll just get dressed and head out.”

Unable to stop myself, I glanced over my shoulder. I was on full display, completely naked from head to toe, and I wasn’t disappointed when her bright red face and body showcased her innocence.

Despite swiveling her hips and chasing pleasure with a confidence befitting a succubus only a short time ago, she didn’t act it at all. She flushed so brightly a normal person might pass out. It was seriously the most adorable thing I’d ever seen, and I could claim with confidence that red was now my favorite color.

“Get dressed. I’ll make you breakfast.” I left her in the room, a devilish smirk tilting my lips.

“Wait! You can actually cook?!”

*

VHAD BEEN ODDLY QUIETall the way to school. Not that I expected it to be any different. She fidgeted beside me in the front seat, barely looking my direction. I did what I could to keep things as normal as possible, but her every action gave everything away. Even so, it was unbearably adorable and made me smile without realizing it.

She was a surprisingly astute student, afraid to miss a couple tests, and it only made the auburn-haired vampire hunter that much more endearing. But if I had it my way, we wouldn’t have come.

Honestly, I wanted her to ditch school altogether when it was made clear Nigel would be there. It got in the way of missions for her to attend, and I didn’t want to waste time at some useless institution when we could be out training her on how to be a better Hunter.

There were plenty of people still after her.

But it was Rose’s last request before leaving. She wanted V to live her life the way she wanted, as uninterrupted as we could manage.

It wasn’t a secret that Rose’s mission was likely a trap. Rose knew. I knew. She went because if she didn’t, we’d be found out before we could get away. She left to give V a fighting chance. But we both knew what she was likely walking into.